Casing for water-meters



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(No Model.)

CASING FOR WATER METERS.

No. 248,194. Patented Oct. 11,1881.

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GASING FOR WATER METERS.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHANN G. MEYER AND FRIEDERIOH ANSOHUTZ, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

CASlNG FOR WATER- M E'TERS.-,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 248,194, dated October 11, 1881. Application filed December 7, 1880 (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, J OHANN GEORG MEYER and FRIEDERIOH ANsoHti'rZ, of Cleveland, in

the county of Ouyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Water-Meters; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

. Our invention relates to watermeters; and it consists in certain features of construction, as will hereinafter be described, and pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure l is an isometric view of our improved water-meter with the top removed and portionsofthe sides broken away, in order to show the construction of the interior. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the wheel and its casing, together with the inlet and outlet pipes. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 4. is a vertical sectional view of a portion of the outlet-pipe, disclosing the valve mechanism whereby the water, after it has passed the Wheel, is prevented from returning.

In the said drawings, Arepresents any suitable casing or frame for accommodating the operative parts of our device.

B represents theinner casing, which is preferably composed of sheet metal. The object of this inner casing is to prevent the water in the meter from freezing in cold weather. We have found it desirable to construct this inner casin g hollow and of sheet metal, and adapted to be filled with any liquid that will act as a non-conductor, and at the same time will not be liable to be affected by frost.

In Fig. 4 is shown a device for preventing the return of the water after it has passed the wheel, and consists in the outlet-pipe E, havin g the valve E. As the water rises through the pipe E and passes the valve E, if the pressure is removed, the valve E will drop upon the pipe E and close the opening, thereby preventing the return of the water to the meter after it has once passed through it. By the direct passage D E through the casing 0 water entering at the inlet-pipe D acts continuously upon the blades F of the wheel F, and without turning its course passes out through the outlet E.

H is the dial upon which is placed a series of figures representing the quantity of fluid passing through the meter. vided with pointers or hands I, which are act uated by mechanism G. (Shown in Fig. 1.)

\Ve are aware that mechanism of this character has been used before in devices for measuring water, as well as in clocks, and therefore make no claim to any invention in this part of our device.

What we claim is- In a water-meter, the combination,with the outer casing, A, of the hollow sheet-metal inner casing, B, adapted to be filled with a liquid, the meter located within theinner casing, and suitable induction and eduction pipes passing through the outer and inner casings, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof wehave signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses;

JOHANN GEORG MESQER. FRIEDERIOH ANSOHUTZ. Witnesses:

JNo. GRowELL, J r., ALBERT E. LYNCH.

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